A LEGEND 

When we talk about world class triple jumpers, we must speak about Yamila Aldama, who is preparing to represent United Kingdom Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil next year. I personally have great respect for all triple jumpers in the world, but when we are talking about Yamila Aldama we are talking about a true legend in this discipline.

Many athletes in the world, when they reach 32 years of age begin to retire to be active in sports, and especially triple jumpers. Yamila Aldama , at 43 years of age, has been able to maintain her  elite level physical qualities , and her psychological power has turned her  into   one of the greatest jumpers of all time.

Only a triple jumper can describe the work and the constant effort to be made to achieve a centimeter every day. To reach that level, it takes years of hard work, a perfect psychological preparation, and above all a great motivation.  All those who have knowledge of this field are well aware of the number of jumps which an athlete has to do during training each year.

We must not forget that at each jump, the legs have to bear the impact of 8 times the body weight, so you can imagine the physical preparation to be taken to resist this overload at each training and competition.

Yamila Aldama is an example for all jumpers ,both women and men, but also for those who have great talent, and just because they reach 30 years of age they considered themselves veterans and haven`t  the strength to keep fighting because others people considered them too  old.

Yamila Aldana is a living example to follow for all those athletes who still dream of reaching the elite. Remember that having 30 years in this discipline does not mean that you are too old to be in the elite or that you have to stop dreaming to be in the top. It is up to you to decide what you really want and remember; never let other people determine when you should stop training because according to them, you’re too old. Yamila Aldama is a great example for every body and she has become a great legend.